IMPACT OF MATHEMATICS SELF-EFFICACY ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES: A STUDY OF BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of mathematical self-efficacy on undergraduate students' overall mathematics grade point averages as a measure of academic achievement. This research did not examine the link between students' math apprehension, the independent variable, and their academic achievement, the dependent variable. Out of 10000 students, the study sample includes 640 individuals, 320 men and 320 females, from different postgraduate institutions in Balochistan. First, the investigators assessed students' overall mathematical grade norms based on the final report cards provided by the administrations. The researchers then applied a current five-point Likert survey form to self-test math self-efficacy as a study tool. The researchers used a quantitative method to run a multiple regression model to examine the relationship between students' overall mathematical grade point averages and math self-efficacy. The research stated that confidence greatly influenced the aggregate mathematics score averages of the study's undergraduate students. The researchers advised that instructors detect if math self-efficacy boosts students' academic performance and implement a student-centered strategy that promotes kids' intellectual development and accomplishments regarding self-efficacy. In addition, future studies should evaluate the influence of math self-efficacy in primary and intermediate math courses and identify the arithmetic chapters that suppress students' self-efficacy.